Chapter 405: Restoring the Old Capital
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It's just that it's difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and to train soldiers, in the face of these old, weak, sick and disabled, there are great means, and there is nothing to be done. Among them, it is difficult, and the cultivation master Dao has already prepared in his heart, so he can only do his best to obey the destiny of heaven.
In the city of Hangzhou, Fang La worked hard every day, so busy that he couldn't even sleep. Fang La, who had not slept all night, came to the court again after holding on to his exhaustion.
Dozens of civil and military people, in the hall of the government in Hangzhou City, did not seem crowded, Fang La sat on the chair, and everyone began to discuss important matters, internal affairs, nothing more than ordnance, nothing else. This matter was already the most important thing in Fang La's heart.
"Report !!!" A man rushed in and got down on one knee.
Fang La heard the shout, stood up abruptly, and hurriedly asked, "What's the emergency?" ”
Obviously, Fang La also had some premonitions and predictions in his heart, and what he was worried about in his heart would still happen after all.
"Qi Sheng Gong, the officers and soldiers besiege the city, and return to peace and urgency."
When Fang La heard this, his heart was shocked, and he really didn't know why Huzhou Gui'an would be in a hurry, so he hurriedly asked again: "What did Gong Wen say?" How many officers and soldiers are there? ”
"Gong stayed behind and sent someone to report, outside Gui'an City, nearly 10,000 elite officers and soldiers are attacking the city, Gui'an City is in danger, please send troops to help as soon as possible!" Gong Wen is naturally the prefect of Huzhou under Fang La.
Fang La waved his hand, motioned for the messenger to go down, and then asked: "Huzhou is in an emergency, Marshal Fang has already gone south to attack Wang Yu, who is willing to lead troops to Huzhou to support?" ”
Zuo Cheng Lou Minzhong stepped forward and arched his hand: "Holy Father, there are more than 30,000 defenders in Huzhou, Gui'an is in a hurry, and the bow will inevitably mobilize soldiers and horses from other places in Huzhou to Gui'an to garrison, and the officers and soldiers are less than 10,000 people, so Gui'an should be worry-free." The Fathers need not be in a hurry. ”
When Fang La heard this, his mind changed a few times, and he said: "Returning to the center of Huzhou, it is also the barrier of Hangzhou, and tens of thousands of elite officers and soldiers are besieging the city. Who wants to go? ”
Fang La obviously attaches more importance to the overall situation, and the north direction of Hangzhou is Huzhou Gui'an, once there is a loss, Hangzhou will inevitably be in an emergency. Only by sending more people can Fang La's heart be more peaceful.
When Lou Minzhong heard this, he didn't say more. The reason why he said those words in front of the head is also because there are not many soldiers in Hangzhou who can fight, although there are two or three hundred thousand horses in Hangzhou, but the weapons are only as many as thirty or forty thousand, and the rest of the people, each person has a wooden stick. The pole is a bamboo pole and a wooden stick, and the pole is a rebellion with a bamboo pole and a wooden stick. There are only 30,000 or 40,000 people in Hangzhou, and more than 10,000 people will inevitably be taken away when they send troops to rescue, and there is always some bad premonition in the Lou Min Center.
Sure enough, Fang La asked, and a soldier rushed in outside the door, shouting, "Report!!! ”
Before Fang La sat down, he heard the emergency again, frowned, and shouted, "Speak quickly!" ”
"Qi Sheng Gong, Guangde is in a hurry. There are 3,000 officers and soldiers, the city gate has been broken, and the defenders are fighting hard in the city. ”
Fang La was furious when he heard this, slapped his palm heavily on the case, and shouted: "How can this be reasonable, how can the city gate be broken?" In Guangde City, there are tens of thousands of soldiers, why are they so vulnerable? ”
"Returning to the Holy Father, I heard the report that the officers and soldiers were all ironclad heavy cavalry, the city gate was blown open by the enemy, the knights had entered the city, and the soldiers in the city were fighting hard."
When Deng Yuanjue heard this, he got up and said: "It's Zheng Zhi, it's Jiangning Zheng Zhi, I'm afraid that Guangde won't be able to keep it this time." I also ask the Holy Father to make plans in advance. ”
Lou Minzhong heard Deng Yuanjue's words, and also said: "Holy Prince, if Guangde is lost, Huzhou Anji will bear the brunt, and he will urgently send reinforcements to Anji to garrison." ”
Fang La still didn't know where the situation was, he took a breath of air, suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked again: "How is Wang Yu?" Does Marshal Fang have a battle report? ”
Wuzhou (obligation) Wang Yu, is also a great threat to Hangzhou City, Wuzhou to Hangzhou, three hundred miles away, once Wuzhou Wang Yu gains power, it is only three days to go north to Hangzhou. The battle between Fang Qifo and Wang Yu is particularly important at this time. If the south is defeated, Gui'an will be lost, and Anji will be broken again. The three-way army is the trend of encirclement, and Hangzhou will inevitably suffer from the enemy.
Right Cheng Zushi stepped forward to report: "Marshal Fang has not reported to Hangzhou in recent days, the Holy Father does not have to worry, Marshal Fang is very good at fighting, and the south is worry-free." ”
Fang La was comforted when he heard this, nodded, and asked, "Who is willing to lead the troops to help An and Anji?" ”
Shi Bao glanced left and right a few times, stepped forward and said, "The minister is willing to lead the troops to help and return to peace." ”
"Okay, General Nanli quickly led people to Gui'an City, and he must block the offensive of the officers and soldiers and try his best to ensure that Gui'an is not lost." Fang La knew Shi Bao's martial arts, and although he had just lost the battle, he also trusted him very much.
Shi Bao took the lead in speaking to return to An, but it was not Anji in Zheng Zhi's direction, and he naturally had a plan in his heart. The danger of the ironclad cavalry is vivid.
Li Tianyan also stepped forward and said, "The minister is willing to lead troops to garrison Anji." ”
"Excellent, ordered the general of Zhenguo Li Tianyan to take 10,000 people to garrison Anji, and ordered the general Shi Bao to lead 10,000 troops to return to Anji. Dispatch troops quickly, and there must be no mistakes. "Under Fang La's command, there are many masters, compared to Liangshan, Li Tianyan is also a master, killing Zhou Tong, slaughtering Zhang Qing, and defeating Dong Ping. The means are also superb.
The two generals received the order and immediately turned around and went out, just to lead the troops to help.
After the matter was dealt with temporarily, Lou Minzhong's mind turned sharply for a moment, and he said: "Holy Father, the officers and soldiers of Jiangning have all entered Guangde, why not let Yuqing send troops to Jiangning to cut off the enemy's rear route?" ”
Fang La listened to the words, and his mind was also thinking.
Deng Yuanjue came out first and replied: "This plan is not possible, the officers and soldiers enter Huzhou in two ways, the real purpose is Hangzhou City, at this time there are only more than 10,000 soldiers in the city who can fight, and it is useless to march into Jiangning at this time, and there are still heavy troops in Xuanzhou. ”
Lou Minzhong heard this, and said again: "The difference between what the national teacher said, Jiang Ning is Zheng Zhi's back road, if Jiang Ning is lost, then how can Zheng Zhi not lead the troops back to save him?" ”
"The prime minister's thoughts are too superficial. At this time, the gate of Guangde has been broken, and the defenders in the city will be defeated nine times out of ten. As soon as Guangde was broken, Gui'an was in a hurry, and Wang Yu had not yet been destroyed. In this way, the targets of the three officers, soldiers, and horses are all in Hangzhou, so what is the point of going to Jiangning at this time? "Deng Yuanjue can be a national teacher, and his knowledge is really not low.
Hearing the words of the two, Fang La naturally had a plan in his heart, and said, "Alas... Called home, Yu Qing quickly led troops to help Hangzhou. ”
Fang La's heart is like a mirror, as long as Hangzhou is not lost, with the support of Hangzhou's material resources and manpower, there will be a steady stream of soldiers, 50,000, 100,000, 200,000, 300,000, there will be. If Hangzhou is not guaranteed, there will be no room to turn over.
In Guangde City, the war has already been settled, Zheng Zhi can see that the city of Guangde is full of devastation, and he can also see what kind of wealth the original Guangde is from this devastation. Guangde is not a small city, with a population of 60,000 or 70,000, it is located in the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River, and it is the place where Jiangning must pass by land, and there are rivers passing through, although it is not comparable to Jiangning and Hangzhou, but it is not comparable to ordinary places.
Today's Guangde, you can see the darkness after the fire everywhere, there are broken gates everywhere, there is not a single pedestrian on the street, until the war in the city is extinguished, no one after another came out to inquire about the news, only to know that the official army has been victorious.
The Fangla uprising poisoned the entire Jiangnan and Zhejiang, and also seriously damaged the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty. Without the support of Jiangnan, Bianliang will also change rapidly, and the Bianliang that sings and dances will gradually decline.
Tong Guan waited until the war was completely settled before entering Guangde, entering the government, Tong Guan smiled more than once, where did Tong Guan, who was in charge of the military, manage this devastation, only the joy of the victory of the war.
"Zheng Zhi, this battle was fought extremely beautifully, and it was much easier than attacking Lingzhou City at the beginning. In this way, it will not take long to enter Hangzhou, which is another great achievement. "Tong Guan is a compliment when he meets. Tong Guan also stayed in Hangzhou earlier, to say that the predecessor of this Ying Feng Bureau was Tong Guan, Tong Guan was responsible for collecting artworks for Zhao Ji in Hangzhou, and it was also at that time that Tong Guan helped Cai Jing re-enter Beijing and rise.
"Enxiang, along the way, there is no place in Guangde that has not been plundered by military disasters, and most of the places that want to come to Huzhou, Xuanzhou and Hangzhou are like this, and the two Zhejiang provinces in the south of the Yangtze River are so ruined." Zheng Zhi said, although it is said that this Zhao Ji can't live because of his own evil, but the people of Jiangnan are really innocent.
Tong Guan nodded, and only said: "The land south of the Yangtze River is rich, and there are countless fertile fields, and it will not be possible to return to its previous prosperity in a year or two, so there is no need to worry." ”
Zheng Zhi didn't say much anymore, Tong Tong knew politics, knew strategy, and knew more about military affairs. But Tong Guan was born as a eunuch after all, and he didn't know anything about people's livelihood and economy. The prosperity of Jiangnan has been developed step by step by many generations, and it is the hard work of generations that has created today's scene. If it is so destroyed in the war, it will be restored in a year or two. It is true that there are many fertile fields in Jiangnan, but it does not mean that the grain will come out next year, and Jiangnan will return to the past.
Business development is inseparable from capital, and capital is the foundation of the operation of the entire business chain. If the capital of the people is gone, who will sell the silk produced by the people? Who organizes the production of silk, and how does silk become clothing? With the finished product, who will organize large-scale sales to distant places to obtain profits?
Without capital, all the division of labor and cooperation cannot be integrated. The people themselves produce some silk, spin it into thread, weave it into cloth, make it into clothing, and sell it to whom?
The whole society has fallen into a kind of stagnation. People in the cities can't afford to buy food without jobs, and farmers can't sell what they produce at a price, or even sell it. Without commerce, the imperial court could not collect taxes, and everything was a vicious circle of linkage.
So where does the money go? The money naturally went to Fang La's hands, and all the money was concentrated in Fang La's hands, which did not mean how rich Fang La was. When commodities are sufficient, money, which is an economic and trade intermediary, is valuable, and its value will become higher and higher. When there are fewer goods, the less valuable the money will be, and the prices will only get higher and higher.
Just like the economic relations between the Southern Song Dynasty and the Jin State later, the Jin State looted all the metal products in the northern part of the Great Song Dynasty and brought them back to China, and the Southern Song Dynasty also paid tribute to the Jin State every year, and the consequence was not that the Jin State became richer and richer, but only caused a situation, and a serious economic crisis broke out in the Jin State.
Gold and silver have no value in themselves, and a surplus of gold and silver will only cause inflation, just as the banks of later generations continue to overprint and issue paper money, which will only cause prices to skyrocket. The aristocratic class can still support it, and the ordinary people have long been unable to sustain.
In the middle and late period of the Jin Kingdom, domestic prices rose to an unimaginable level, and a soldier of a hundred-man team had to use a horse-drawn cart to haul money to pay. This is also one of the means used by the Song Dynasty to counter the Jin State, and it should be regarded as the earliest economic war.
Fang La's collection of so much money is naturally a similar reason. Money can't buy things, and prices are getting more and more expensive. Fortunately, Fang La's food in his hands was not worried at this time, and there would be no real crisis.
The reason is extremely simple, but there are not many people who can see through it. The reason why Fang La is getting slower and slower in things such as armament building is because normal business can no longer function. Without commercial circulation, Fang La relied on herself, where did she get so many raw materials?
The law of management is to enrich the people in order to strengthen the country.
In the school field of Cangzhou, Hebei, more than 10,000 recruits are training, and the land of Yunzhou and Qizhou is also sending recruits in a steady stream.
The three families in Dulonggang also sent thousands of men on time, and only a few hundred people were left in the land of Erlongshan in Baihu Mountain, and the sturdy men had all gathered in Cangzhou.
In the northern land, horses and sheep are everywhere, and there are a few cattle. If outsiders come here, they are afraid that they will think that they have entered the grassland.
At the shipyard, three large sea ships are already about to be launched, and the new sea ships are completely different from the previous two, not only with a narrower hull and more masts for sailing. There are two rows of windows on both sides of the hull, and these openings were designed by Zheng Zhi himself at the beginning of construction.
As for the usefulness of these openings, it goes without saying that in the future, they will be black holes and cannons. The ocean is too important to Zheng Zhi, and he also has such feelings in his heart.
Li Gang was running around Qizhou at this time, and the originally weak scholar was now tanned like a swarthy farmer. A steady stream of money and food slowly supports the operation of all things in Cangzhou.
To the west of the northwest desert is in Xiping Mansion of Guazhou, where the Western Xia Emperor is now the capital.
The emperor sat on the palace, the palace was no longer as splendid as it was at the beginning, and the emperor held back a momentum in his heart, and his face was full of longing. Sitting down and listing hundreds of officials, today's court discussion is really important, related to the future of the Xixia Party and the future of the entire country and nation, just today.
Above the main hall, there are not as many people with white hair as before. Young faces are almost half of the battle.
Li Renzhong, Li Renli. and Li Renming, the first warrior of Western Xia, are all in front of the main hall and are already in important positions.
Emperor Li Qianshun stood up from the throne and said: "The Western Army of the Song Dynasty has long been defeated, and the old dog of the breeder is not in Qin Feng, it is the time to recapture the old capital, what are the plans of the people?" ”
Li Qianshun raised this matter at the court meeting today, and he must have been prepared for a long time.